I like to think that I would spot different details or snippets of my surroundings regardless of the photographic blinker provided by a camera. But I also think that using a camera over the years has helped me to put a mental frame around aspects of my local environment that has allowed me more easily to focus on certain details.
On my walk this week along Aberavon seafront I took many photos, both detail shots and wide angle. Thinking of using them and my field recordings for a StillWalks video of this time and place, it was important for me to view the bigger picture as well as the details. The “bigger picture” shots below reveal that the sea fret that had lifted a little for a while, had descended again to mask the details in the distance.
The details of a walk come in audio form as well as visual and so below I have included a short sound clip go one of those passing aural snippets.
Carly said . . .
The audio has really made the photos come to life for me in this post. I find that when I see mist in photos, I often imagine a muted world. But by the seaside, it’s of course still very noisy in its own way.
Yes, I know what you mean – it was still kind of eerie though. Glad you liked Allysse